AGRICULTURAL SURVEY 



Section xi. 



AVERAGE CROPS, AND SCALE OF 

 RENT. 



JL HERE are fome parts of Marfhland and the 

 Flegg hundreds, which will produce fix quarters of 

 wheat, and ten of oats, upon an acre j but, in very- 

 light parts of the county, the farmer is glad to get 

 two quarters of wheat, and three of barley. How- 

 ever, I believe the general average crops of the 

 whole county, one year with another, may be efti- 

 mated as high as three quarters of wheat and four 

 of barley, and other articles in proportion (a). 



In fonie parts of Marfhland, there is a confider- 

 able deal of rape feed grown : in the parifhe* 

 of Outwell, Upwell, Emneth, and fome others in 

 the neighbourhood of Wifbeach, there is Iikewile 

 a conliderable deal of hemp and flax fown. The 

 average produce of the former is about forty-five 

 Hone, and the latter about forty, which are valuable 

 crops. Thefe articles are of national importance, 

 and if properly confidered, no injury to the land ; 



for 



